tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301004Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:21:00 +0000The goings-on in the lives of Paul, Whitney, Katie, and Nicholas Pyzowskihttp://pyzowski.com/journal/journal.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Pyzowski)Blogger193125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301004.post-1163887970324770229Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:21:00 +00002008-11-17T23:21:00.252-05:00Opening flag ceremony, camping lesson, and tug of war (Tiger Scouts rock!)... http://pyzowski.com/journal/2008/11/cub-scout-pack-135-meeting.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Pyzowski)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301004.post-8868242679148757932Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:18:00 +00002008-11-17T08:19:13.008-05:00http://pyzowski.com/journal/2008/11/4th-grade-geology-field-trip.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Pyzowski)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301004.post-7446252869639071474Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:15:00 +00002008-11-17T07:53:48.101-05:00My friend Russ Edelman will be signing copies of his book Nice Guy Strategies at the Burlington (Massachusetts) Barnes & Noble this Thursday at 6pm. Russ was also recent featured in the Boston Globe - click here for the link. Timothy Hiltabiddle (left) and Russ Edelman replay their moment of inspiration. (Mike Dean for The Boston Globe)http://pyzowski.com/journal/2008/11/nice-guy-strategies-book-signing-this.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Pyzowski)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301004.post-5751661476942007208Sat, 15 Nov 2008 22:20:00 +00002008-11-15T17:25:12.308-05:00 Little Bits Toys in Wellesley, where Whitney has been working part time for the past year Whitney working... Katie and Nicholas with Billie, the owner, playing Rokenbokhttp://pyzowski.com/journal/2008/11/little-bits-toy-shop.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Pyzowski)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301004.post-6456679554275758256Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:00:00 +00002008-11-13T07:03:03.021-05:00 Three deer walked through our yard this morning about 6AM, stopping to eat. (Only one in this picture.)http://pyzowski.com/journal/2008/11/view-from-our-window.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Pyzowski)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301004.post-4760970366257645512Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:14:00 +00002008-11-11T16:17:14.808-05:00"EPFL announces the creation of a large world-class center of neuroprostheses. This Lausanne-based pioneering facility, to be inaugurated in January, 2009, will include five Chairs and is situated at the crossroads between fundamental research, clinical applications and market opportunities. "Imagine a deaf child being able to talk and listen, or giving a gravely handicapped person the http://pyzowski.com/journal/2008/11/launching-of-epfl-center-for.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Pyzowski)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301004.post-7546571850629960532Sun, 09 Nov 2008 19:15:00 +00002008-11-09T14:15:01.016-05:00I spent part of Sunday afternoon working from some borrowed space at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne: A view of the Lake Geneva and the Alps. The building under construction is the new Rolex Learning Center, which when complete will be the world's largest piece of Swiss cheese Sunset and the newly opened Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research building http://pyzowski.com/journal/2008/11/view-from-my-window.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Pyzowski)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301004.post-6429618599818210285Sun, 09 Nov 2008 18:55:00 +00002008-11-09T13:58:59.734-05:00 The tori at Miyajima island at high tide... ...and at low tide... ...and here we are Real green tea The only building left standing at the Hiroshima bomb site The gardens at Okayama Whitney makes friendshttp://pyzowski.com/journal/2008/11/ten-years-ago-this-month-western-japan.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Pyzowski)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301004.post-6939407414519204272Sat, 08 Nov 2008 19:55:00 +00002008-11-08T14:57:34.806-05:00 Please support St. Mary's annual fundraiser for outreach activities - all proceeds support good causes in Massachusetts and around the world.http://pyzowski.com/journal/2008/10/food-n-fancies-coming-saturday-november.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Pyzowski)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301004.post-8740279150689225700Sat, 08 Nov 2008 19:49:00 +00002008-11-13T07:00:08.467-05:00 After our recent tests: Paul - Green Belt Nicholas - Green Belt Katie - Yellow Stripe (eligible to begin sparring)http://pyzowski.com/journal/2008/11/tae-kwon-do-status-updates.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Pyzowski)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301004.post-390440731285878043Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:45:00 +00002008-11-06T15:53:39.367-05:00 My original plans to watch the 2008 Presidential Election returns live Tuesday night went awry as I was going to be on a transatlantic flight (Lufthansa) from about 5pm to midnight east coast time. About an hour before landing the pilot came on the intercom to announce "Of course we have an update on the flight, but much more importantly - the major news organizations have just declared it http://pyzowski.com/journal/2008/11/watching-election.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Pyzowski)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301004.post-3242480027379425781Sun, 02 Nov 2008 00:10:00 +00002008-11-01T20:11:03.913-04:00 http://pyzowski.com/journal/2008/11/autumn-leaves.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Pyzowski)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301004.post-6371113344164073633Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:52:00 +00002008-10-31T20:52:34.354-04:00 The Supreme Pumpkin Lord and Ninja Warrior WIth friends at Sydney's House Haunted Blow-up House Mister Pumpkin Head Nicholas and budy Jack as Harry Potter Counting the loothttp://pyzowski.com/journal/2008/10/trick-or-treat-on-halloween-night.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Pyzowski)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301004.post-3490717461830648334Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:01:00 +00002008-10-30T21:03:51.165-04:00http://pyzowski.com/journal/2008/10/katie-flower-art.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Pyzowski)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301004.post-6408624430190772023Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:35:00 +00002008-10-29T17:39:46.918-04:00 http://pyzowski.com/journal/2008/10/cub-scouts-visit-wellesley-fire-station.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Pyzowski)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301004.post-3157443188165984822Sun, 26 Oct 2008 19:55:00 +00002008-10-26T15:57:27.164-04:00 Skip Baci and Jziadjiu Fang Frankhttp://pyzowski.com/journal/2008/10/halloween-preparations.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Pyzowski)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301004.post-185449947446027950Sun, 19 Oct 2008 01:05:00 +00002008-10-18T21:07:59.474-04:00This Saturday was Cub Scout Day Trek 2008 - Nicholas' first time at a Boy Scout camp. Activities includes archery, climbing across a rope bridge, and a bonfire at dusk. (Katie came too.) http://pyzowski.com/journal/2008/10/cub-scout-camp.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Pyzowski)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301004.post-1891632109024448370Sun, 19 Oct 2008 01:02:00 +00002008-10-18T21:05:38.004-04:00[You can meet up with me at all of these - Paul] October 23-24, San Francisco Neurotech Leaders Forum October 28, Cambridge Massachusetts MIT: Neurotech Ventures Class on Aleva Neurotherapeutics and DBS Therapies November 12, Cambridge Massachusetts MIT Enterprise Forum Neuroscience Drug Discovery and Development: The Route to Disease-Modifying Therapies December 4, Lausanne Switzerland http://pyzowski.com/journal/2008/10/coming-neurotech-related-events.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Pyzowski)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301004.post-8623650754722575211Sun, 19 Oct 2008 00:59:00 +00002008-10-18T21:04:59.855-04:00My favorite drug development blog, In the Pipeline, recently posted on why developing drugs for central nervous system orders is so challenging: "A recent correspondence on the topic of “Why aren’t there more drugs for the big CNS disorders” got me thinking about the topic. My take, having worked in the field, is that there is still so much unmet need in that area because we just don’t http://pyzowski.com/journal/2008/10/why-cns-drugs-are-hard.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Pyzowski)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301004.post-5936889311683503961Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:45:00 +00002008-10-26T15:52:21.062-04:00UPDATE: One more picture... In the town of Jackson, NH there is an annual Pumpkin People Festival. The pictures explain it. http://pyzowski.com/journal/2008/10/return-to-new-hampshire-pumpkin-people.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Pyzowski)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301004.post-3306337875577473627Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:42:00 +00002008-10-13T13:30:13.074-04:00 http://pyzowski.com/journal/2008/10/return-to-new-hampshire-yule-log-ride.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Pyzowski)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301004.post-4094250355959225123Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:40:00 +00002008-10-12T17:40:00.177-04:00 http://pyzowski.com/journal/2008/10/return-to-new-hampshire-santas-village.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Pyzowski)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301004.post-675448447482172709Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:35:00 +00002008-10-12T17:35:39.772-04:00For the long Columbus Day weekend Paul, Nicholas, and Katie took a short trip to White Mountains of New Hampshire for a few days of glorious New England autumn. Sunset from the top of the White Mountain National Forest On Friday afternoon we took a hike in White Mountain National Forest past Sabbaday Falls to visit the place where we made "gnome homes" in the summer... The http://pyzowski.com/journal/2008/10/return-to-new-hampshire-exploring-white.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Pyzowski)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301004.post-1438449410836900966Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:19:00 +00002008-10-06T23:19:01.230-04:00We just got these pictures from Paul's cousin's wedding in August - Nicholas can dance! http://pyzowski.com/journal/2008/10/nicholas-can-dance.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Pyzowski)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7301004.post-5024276053622802897Sun, 05 Oct 2008 09:15:00 +00002008-10-05T05:15:00.432-04:00Come here me speak at the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology meeting at MIT this Wednesday at 7PM. More info here. Advances in Neurotechnology and Neuroscience "Advances in neuroscience are revolutionizing our understanding of the human brain. The national economic burden from neurological disorders in the US alone is estimated at $500 billion. However, new research and new products arehttp://pyzowski.com/journal/2008/10/ieee-engineering-in-medicine-and.htmnoreply@blogger.com (Paul Pyzowski)0